TripAdvisor Reviews Crispi Hotel Naples

Travel Blogs from Naples

The months of preparation has paid off. Me and my backpack made every connection on plane, train and car today. I spent 20 minutes dozing on the train ride between Rome Airport and Rome Termini. It was enough for me to get my second wind. I had a entire box car to myself on the trip between Rome and Naples.

... up to the top of the crater and you will all be glad to know it did not look like it was going to blow anytime soon. There was a really good view of Naples. That night we had the pleasant experience of sharing our shower with one of the people who ran the B&B. Sim hadn't had a shower yet and he got in it at about 9pm while we were eating and didn't get out until 11pm. We still have no idea what he was doing but the water was running for most of the time and then he walked through ...

... several wings were closed. Even so, we got to see what we'd come for: mosaics and erotica. I'd been hoping for more of the casts of the people who'd died in the 1st-century eruption (I'm morbid that way), but there were none. Perhaps they're housed in a closed wing. We also saw some very impressive statuary. More impressive than the ones we'd seen in Rome or the Vatican. In part, these were much more varied in theme and style. They were ...

... was built upon remains of a roman market place from 300AD. Pretty cool as we walked through old streets and tiny rooms.

Our afternoon was spent finding the seaside and checking out the epic castle that adorns the Napoli coast. The locals were all over the sea side and tanned as tan could be. Sadly we didn't think to pack our togs so instead chilled under an umbrella sipping granita watching kids play on the rocks and families chill in hired boats on ...

... on our boat we made our way to the natural freshwater waterfall at Marmorata where Laura and I swam towards it. It was far too strong for us to swim under. Off we went to the coastal town of Amalfi where we enjoyed a leisurely wander through the streets, ate, drank and ate some more. The town was very busy and we all ...